Patternmaking

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I’d always wanted a professional-type dress form–the old-school kind with a linen cover, cast-iron base for rolling around and one of those trippy iron cage skirts at the bottom.

No, I’m not talking about the 18th century French version, although you can see why they needed the cage skirts in the first place. (But what exactly are they for now?)

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Adventures in Design Perfection

October 5, 2010

{Or how I learned not to trust patterns and wrestled with a sleeve cap in order to avoid stabbing myself with pins.} I’m still in the throes of fitting my Lady Grey muslin. For about a week, there has been pattern paper and tracing paper thrown all over my office. In my spare time, I’ve [...]